Judith Emery Hermanson, teacher, artist, wife and mother, was born in Lawrence, Mass. As the daughter of Colonel Harry R. and Evelyn Smith, Judi, an Air Force “brat” reared in a strict military family, moved around the country every three years. In her teenage years she attended Military Dependents School in Wiesbaden, Germany, and witnessed…

Vincent Paul Pietrok, 77, of Idyllwild, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at home. He was born Jan. 21, 1926, in Anaheim and had lived in that city for 74 years. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1947. For the past 21 years, he owned Village Hardware in Idyllwild, a family owned and…

Edward J. Monaghan, a.k.a. Monte Mansfield, actor, singer, dancer, artist and sculptor, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. He was a Rancho Mirage resident since 1974. He was born Dec. 8, 1929, an orphan. He was adopted by James and Cleo Monaghan in 1933. At age 5, he appeared on the Horn and Hardart’s Children’s Theatre,…

A private memorial service was held at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 21, for Lloyd and June Shillabeer’s daughter, Liza Shillabeer Hinton. Mrs. Hinton was 48. The services were held at the Shillabeer home in Idyllwild with family and friends present. Pastor Tim Westcott of Idyllwild Bible Church officiated. Her ashes were buried on the Shillabeer…

Horace L. Hahn, 87, a longtime Idyllwild resident, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, in San Diego of a heart attack. Mr. Hahn was for many years a prominent member of the California Bar and a civic leader. Born in Colorado in 1915, he was adopted at an early age by Will and Lois Hahn. He…

Ann Taylor, beloved wife, daughter, mother, grandmother and friend, died of cancer on Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at Manorcare in Hemet. Mrs. taylor was born in San Diego on Oct. 12, 1930. In 1989, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor moved to Idyllwild with mother Sally Odinot. Mrs. taylor was active with the Mountain Quilters Guild of…